2026 Regular Session
Link to Bill History on Legacy Website (Click Here)Summary: Require EZ Pass transponder be registered to person, not vehicle
PDF: hb4563 intr.pdf
DOCX: HB4563 INTR.docx
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4563
By Delegates Brooks, Pritt, Martin, and Green
[Introduced January 20, 2026; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17-16A-29A, relating to requiring EZ-Passes to be assigned to individual drivers and not automobiles.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
article 16a. west virginia parkways authority.
§17-16A-29A. West Virginia EZ Pass transponders must be assigned to individual drivers.
EZ Passes shall be issued to individual licensed drivers to use in any vehicle they operate and no information about the automobiles they licensed driver owns shall be attached to records regarding an EZ Pass.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require EZ-Passes to be assigned to individual drivers and not automobiles.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.